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Just three months after resigning over a hotel spending scandal, Ontario’s previous tourism minister is back in a new role at Queens Park. Stan Cho is now parliamentary assistant to Education Minister Paul Calandra. This comes just months after he stepped down for expensing over $16,000 over three years in Toronto hotel stays despite living […]

The workers are affected by alleged salary issues at companies Process Maintenance Solutions and Jurong Technical & Construction, said the National Trades Union Congress. 

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka could be sidelined for up to eight weeks with the quadriceps injury he suffered against Bayern Munich.

Brent crude futures touched an intraday high of $114.94 a barrel on Friday after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s civilian and energy infrastructure, with India’s crude basket averaging $120.08 so far this month; Adani Total Gas raised CNG prices by ₹4.45 per kg

<p>Oil prices rose on Friday, with Brent crude touching a more than five-month high, after <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039176">Houthi attacks</a> in Saudi Arabia stoked concern over further disruption to energy supplies from the Middle East.</p> <p>Brent crude futures gained $1.40, or 1.2 per cent, to $114.57 a barrel by 1138 GMT (4:38pm PKT), having

EUROZONE-ECONOMY/PMI (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Euro zone growth slows to 4-month low amid rising costs and French strife, survey shows

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 &mdash; Graduates earning between RM2,501 and RM3,000 a month will only need to repay their Nationa...

Nigerian health workers have been directed to begin strike mobilisation over the FG’s failure to pay 19 months’ allowance arrears and adjust salaries. Read More: https://punchng.com/health-workers-begin-strike-mobilisation-over-19-months-allowance-arrears/

Burnley have failed to win a home league game in 12 months as they continue to struggle after relegation from the Premier League.

South African author Coral Hart defends her use of AI to publish over 370 books in 20 months, a process that has earned her over $1 million this year. Read More: https://punchng.com/370-books-in-20-months-safrican-author-defends-her-use-of-ai/

U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran on Thursday of trying to manipulate the oil market.

Murphy secured shareholder approval for DCC’s sale to two US private equity firms

The Yobe State Government is providing 800 free dialysis sessions monthly to patients with chronic kidney disease to improve access to healthcare. Read More: https://punchng.com/yobe-offers-800-free-dialysis-sessions-monthly-cmd/

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that peace negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US ⁠had agreed to meet at a technical level in the first half of November in Abu Dhabi.

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency ratio on loans extended by banks rose...

Treasury yields dove dramatically lower on Thursday as investors monitored a slump in stocks and surging oil prices.

The Christ Apostolic Church gives Joseph Ayo Babalola University N30m monthly to support its operations, the church’s president, Pastor Samuel Oladele, has Read More: https://punchng.com/cac-gives-jabu-n30m-monthly-says-president/

More than 70,000 people entered Ceuta irregularly from Morocco, triggering border security concerns in the EU bloc.

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The S&P 500 index fell over 1.4 percent, its largest daily decline since July, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq slumped nearly 2.5 percent, that index’s biggest one-day decline since June.

&nbsp;KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 &mdash;&nbsp;Police have crippled &lsquo;Geng Yunaa&rsquo;, believed to be involved in 17 cas...

<p>Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of Hormuz</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/maritime-and-port-workers-how-is-the-middle-east-conflict-affecting-you">Shipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?</a></p></li></ul><p>Oil prices jump

Brent crude futures (December) were trading about 3.2% higher than their previous close at $112.35 per barrel on Thursday afternoon

Retired judge heading the SIT investigating the Kolkata Durga Puja stampede says the deadline was too short and that he would strive to submit the report within three months

Spanish-owned bank launched Irish deposit accounts earlier this year

More than 70,100 people did not wait, or left before completing their treatment, in emergency departments during the first seven months of this year, new figures show.

Reginold Toa, 35, will serve eight months of a three-year jail sentence before being deported to the Solomon Islands for dangerous driving causing the death of a fellow seasonal worker.

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- A2O Soul, a rookie boy group produced by former SM En...

Tehran had millions of barrels of crude in tankers floating in Asian waters that gave it a steady flow of much-needed cash. Now, that oil has dried up.

Trevor Neo Yu Hin was brought to KKH twice in the months before he died at eight months old after enduring prolonged abuse by his parents.

Richard did not disclose why he waited so long to claim his prize, but he said he and his wife have plans to travel and "move forward slowly."

Christchurch Central City had the most park graffiti reports, with 117 recorded in 2026.

Egypt’s exports of chemicals and fertilisers to China surged 678% year on year to $287m during the first eight months of 2026, up from $37m in the same period last year, according to data from the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC). The strong performance has strengthened China’s position among the top 10 […]

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has announced it will begin charging N2,000 monthly for unclaimed certificates starting from January 1, 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-poly-begins-n2000-monthly-charge-on-unclaimed-certificates-january/

<p>For the first time, scientists can make quantum measurements on a positron particle</p>

After trapping a positron for the first time, physicists plan to use the resulting data to look for answers to one of particle physics’ biggest questions

The Russian leader has agreed "in principle" to resume the talks after Nov. 10, Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters following a meeting in St. Petersburg between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff.

One in five food banks across Canada are reportedly running out of food before meeting the needs of all their clients, a new report by Food Banks Canada says.

KUCHING, Oct 21 &mdash; The Sarawak government today announced a Special Financial Assistance (BKK) equivalent to two mo...

<p>Bukang-i successfully guided out after month in which it drew 1.6m visitors and was watched over by YouTubers</p><p>In <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-korea">South Korea</a>, they call them <em>jagyeongdan</em>, a word whose meaning sits somewhere between vigilante group and neighbourhood watch. Each night they put on hi-vis vests, picked

Mortgage rates finally came down a little, but borrowers are still having trouble getting into the housing market.

A new report from Food Banks Canada says the number of Canadians struggling with food insecurity continues to grow, as food bank visits hit a new record of more than 2.3 million in March. The non-profit organization’s latest HungerCount report, released today, says the cost-of-living crisis and economic pressures are weighing heavily on nearly 10 […]

Hawke's Bay family says they've been denied extra cash help because they earn too much.

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean customers will be able to use Apple Inc....

Israeli prime minister has pushed to resume conflict but Donald Trump rules out attack before US midterm elections

Egypt’s engineering exports rose 4.1% year on year to $4.351bn in the first eight months of 2026, up from $4.181bn in the same period last year, according to the Engineering Export Council of Egypt (EECE). The council announced the figures during the third edition of its annual conference, “The Future of Egyptian Industry and Exports […]